Charlotte

Charlotte

Artist, writer, real estate agent, nature lover, mother, wife

Pondering Slower Goals

Foxtail Coffee – Riverview South, 12350 US-301 Unit 8, Riverview, FL 33578 Hot damn…two Coffee Conversations within a few weeks of each other! I’m really hoping to make this a regular thing in 2025. Maybe not every week but maybe…

So Very Busy

so very busy

Cali Cafe – Riverview, Florida This is the first coffee conversation I’ve written since February of 2022. Wow! I was probably the last time I actually sat and relaxed and wrote in a coffee shop as well.  Busy I think…

New Podcast/YouTube Show

I’ve got a new project going…a podcast and YouTube show. I hate it when people start off with “I’m super excited to announce…” but I’m pretty fired up about this! So what’s it about? Creativity! Creative Soul Life Creative Soul…

Commissioned Creativity

Not all artists do them. They can be painful. They can be tedious. They can make you question your life choices. They can be the best thing for your career or the worst. What am I talking about? The Art…

The Art of Gardening

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I call myself a trial and error gardener. I didn’t really ‘garden’ growing up. I had a few yard chores like picking up sticks before my dad mowed. He tried briefly to make mowing my chore but after I ran…

Creative Light in the Dark Winter Days

As the days shorten and the nights seem unending, the urge to hibernate becomes overwhelming. After the holiday hangovers (from over-busy as well as over-indulging) comes the season of resolution making and renewal. This all hits at a time of…

2023 Annual Review

2023 was an…um…trying year. From the tone of the memes and Tik-toks, I think we all struggled a bit over this past year.  I will say overall it was a good year, just hard. Shift…and Still Shifting I started the…

100 Books in 2022

2022 books

If you know me, especially if you followed my 5 Before 50 posts, you know I’m a reader. I read a LOT! I’m in that season of life where kids aren’t interrupting me and my husband finally gets that I…

Five Before Fifty – The End

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I’m Glad I Did It But I’m Glad It’s Over Today I’ve lived half a century on this Earth. After a terrible night’s sleep (thank you, Tropical Storm Nicole) I got up and fixed some coffee and started reflecting on…